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The Telephone Collectors International Library
A growing collection of historical documents, catalogs, bulletins, telephone schematics, maintenance procedures and other useful information for telephone collectors.
www.telephonecollectors.info
Bob's Telephone File
An extensive resource for those who are interested in pre 1990 GPO, PO and BT apparatus. There is also a private telephone section that includes information on GEC, Peel Conner, Sterling and British Ericsson equipment.
http://www.britishtelephones.com
Home Phone Wiring - Phone Man's Advice for Wiring Your Home Phone Lines.
This is usefull stuff!
http://www.homephonewiring.com
How Stuff Works - The Telephone
http://www.howstuffworks.com/telephone.htm
The Kellogg Page - A great resource for everything Kellogg by Mike Neale
http://www.kelloggtelephone.com
Telephone Schematics - Many US made telephones.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Campus/1491
Old Telephones: How to Repair and Rebuild Them
A downloadable PDF version of the booklet Jeffrey Race wrote 20 years ago. This book offers 22 schematics and 20 pages of text detailing repair and restoration of historic magneto and common-battery instruments.
http://www.camblab.com/old_tel/old_tel.htm
Old Time Telephones!
This book written by Ralph Meyer, is one of the better technical books ever written with the antique telephone collector in mind.
http://www.erols.com/rmeyer
VTS INDUSTRIAL COMPANY
Steve Hilsz is a member of TCI and a regular contributor to Singing Wires. His VTS Telephone Practices present useful information for the wiring and troubleshooting of many antique telephones. Steve has also published several booklets on antique telephone restoration and wiring including PAINLESS TELEPHONE WIRING and WIRING TELEPHONES TO SUBSET RINGER BOXES.
http://www.navysalvage.com
Western Electric 500 Series Model Numbers
The most complete coverage of the 500 type sets that I've ever seen!
http://mysite.verizon.net/paul-f/we500typ.htm

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